Sony DCR-TRV140E Service Manual page 29

Recording a picture
Indicators displayed in the
recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tape.
[a] [b] [c] [d] [e]
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[f]
[g]
[h]
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DCR-TRV140E
[a] :Remaining battery time indicator
[b] :Format indicator
[c] :Recording mode indicator/
Mirror mode indicator
[d] :STBY/REC indicator
[e] :Time code indicator/
Tape photo recording indicator
[f] :Remaining tape indicator
This appears after you start to record for a
while.* 1)
This appears after you insert a cassette and
record or play back for a while.* 2)
[g] :Date indicator
This is displayed for five seconds after the
POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
[h] :Time indicator
This is displayed for five seconds after the
POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
[i] :Hi8 format indicator
This appears while playing back or
recording in Hi8 format.
[j] :Tape counter indicator
* 1) DCR-TRV140E only
* 2) CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E
only
Recording a picture
Shooting backlit subjects
– BACK LIGHT
When you shoot a subject with the light source
behind the subject or a subject with a light
background, use the backlight function.
Press BACK LIGHT in CAMERA mode.
The . indicator appears on the screen.
To cancel, press BACK LIGHT again.
If you press EXPOSURE when shooting backlit
subjects
The backlight function will be cancelled.
[a] [i] [c] [d] [j]
40 min REC 0:00:01
SP
[f]
CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E
* 1)
2)
*
1)
*
* 2)
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BACK LIGHT
Recording a picture
Remaining battery time indicator
The remaining battery time indicator indicates
the approximate recording time. The indicator
may not be correct, depending on the conditions
in which you are recording. When you close the
LCD panel and open it again, it takes about
1 minute for the correct remaining battery time in
minutes to be displayed.
Time code (DCR-TRV140E only)
The time code indicates the recording or
playback time, "0:00:00" (hours:minutes:
seconds) in CAMERA mode and "0:00:00:00"
(hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in PLAYER
mode. You cannot rewrite only the time code.
You cannot reset the time code.
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Recording a picture
Shooting in the dark
– NightShot/Super NightShot
(DCR-TRV140E only)/Colour Slow
Shutter (DCR-TRV140E only)
The NightShot function enables you to shoot a
subject in a dark place. For example, you can
satisfactorily record the environment of
nocturnal animals for observation when you use
this function.
While your camcorder is in CAMERA mode,
slide NIGHTSHOT to ON.
and "NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the
screen. To cancel the NightShot function, slide
NIGHTSHOT to OFF.
Infrared rays emitter/
Using the Super NightShot
(DCR-TRV140E only)
The Super NightShot mode makes subjects up to
16 times brighter than those recorded in the
NightShot mode.
(1) Slide NIGHTSHOT to ON in CAMERA mode.
and "NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the
screen.
(2) Press SUPER NIGHTSHOT.
NIGHTSHOT" indicators flash on the screen.
To cancel the Super NightShot mode, press
SUPER NIGHTSHOT again.
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COLOUR SLOW SHUTTER
SUPER NIGHTSHOT
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
NIGHTSHOT
NIGHTSHOT
DCR-TRV140E CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/
TRV208E/TRV408E
(1)
and "SUPER
(2)